U.S. Food Aid and Security http://foodaid.org The U.S. Food Aid and Security website is a resource for the policy community and development practitioners to learn about U.S. food assistance programs, including the Food for Peace, Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Nutrition programs, which play critical roles in tackling world hunger. Thu, 17 May 2012 16:17:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Food for the Hungry’s President Documents Food Aid Successes http://foodaid.org/2012/05/14/food-for-the-hungrys-president-documents-food-aid-successes/ http://foodaid.org/2012/05/14/food-for-the-hungrys-president-documents-food-aid-successes/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:14:23 +0000 Ellen Levinson http://foodaid.org/?p=796

On May 9, 2012, Dave Evans, USA President of Food for the Hungry, spoke at the US Government’s “International Food Aid and Development Conference,” describing how food for development programs have transformed poor Bolivian farmers into successful business owners and improved the nutrition of thousands of children. To learn more http://foodaid.org/?p=775 April 30, 2012

The Alliance for Global Food Security urges the Senate to revise several provisions in the 2012 Farm Bill that severely limit the use of food aid to promote development and to help crisis-prone communities become food secure and less reliant on emergency aid.

On April 26th, the 2012 Farm Bill was approved…

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Friday, April 13, 2012 | Volume 2, Number 67

The Obama administration is working on a follow-up on the 2009 L’Aquila commitments on global food security to be presented to the G-8 leaders at their Camp David meeting in May.

Meanwhile, Action Aid and other global anti-poverty groups are putting pressure…

]]> http://foodaid.org/2012/04/17/obama-advocates-to-push-for-g-8-food-security-commitments/feed/ 0 Congress Urged to Fund International Food Aid Programs http://foodaid.org/2012/03/26/congress-urged-to-fund-international-food-aid-programs/ http://foodaid.org/2012/03/26/congress-urged-to-fund-international-food-aid-programs/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:36:52 +0000 Ellen Levinson http://foodaid.org/?p=760 Ellen Levinson, Executive Director, AGFS
March 26, 2012

Because food aid programs help millions of people overcome the cycle of hunger and malnutrition and are a critical part of our nation’s foreign security policies, the Alliance for Global Food Security urged the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to provide adequate funding for international food…

]]> http://foodaid.org/2012/03/26/congress-urged-to-fund-international-food-aid-programs/feed/ 0 Getting more out of food aid http://foodaid.org/2012/03/07/getting-more-out-of-food-aid/ http://foodaid.org/2012/03/07/getting-more-out-of-food-aid/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:43:17 +0000 foodaidcls http://foodaid.org/?p=755 The Hill

March 7, 2011

By Ellen Levinson, executive director, Alliance for Global Food Security

Improvements made to international food aid programs in the 2008 Farm Bill have borne fruit. Delivery times for U.S. commodities can be as short as two weeks, food products can be bought overseas when necessary and there is greater emphasis…

]]> http://foodaid.org/2012/03/07/getting-more-out-of-food-aid/feed/ 0 “Too Silent on Sudan” http://foodaid.org/2012/02/29/too-silent-on-sudan%e2%80%9d-by-rep-j-mcgovern/ http://foodaid.org/2012/02/29/too-silent-on-sudan%e2%80%9d-by-rep-j-mcgovern/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:18:43 +0000 Ellen Levinson http://foodaid.org/?p=748 Continue reading →]]> http://foodaid.org/2012/02/29/too-silent-on-sudan%e2%80%9d-by-rep-j-mcgovern/feed/ 0 World Vision Testifies Before House Subcomittee regarding the Drought and Famine in the Horn of Africa http://foodaid.org/2011/09/12/world-vision-testifies-before-house-subcomittee-regarding-the-drought-and-famine-in-the-horn-of-africa/ http://foodaid.org/2011/09/12/world-vision-testifies-before-house-subcomittee-regarding-the-drought-and-famine-in-the-horn-of-africa/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:37:09 +0000 Ellen Levinson http://foodaid.org/?p=738 September 8, 2011

Kent R. Hill, Sr. Vice President of International Programs, World Vision U.S., testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights, regarding the Drought and Famine in the Horn of Africa.  Click here to read full testimony.

]]> http://foodaid.org/2011/09/12/world-vision-testifies-before-house-subcomittee-regarding-the-drought-and-famine-in-the-horn-of-africa/feed/ 0 FAO Food Price Index remains high and above last year’s level http://foodaid.org/2011/09/09/fao-food-price-index-remains-high-and-above-last-year%e2%80%99s-level/ http://foodaid.org/2011/09/09/fao-food-price-index-remains-high-and-above-last-year%e2%80%99s-level/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:24:19 +0000 Ellen Levinson http://foodaid.org/?p=733 World Food Situation
Release date: 08/09/2011

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 231 points in August 2011, nearly unchanged from July and 26 percent higher than in August 2010. The FFPI hit its all time high of 238 points in February.  Firmer cereal prices in August were largely offset by declines in international…

]]> http://foodaid.org/2011/09/09/fao-food-price-index-remains-high-and-above-last-year%e2%80%99s-level/feed/ 0 Fact Sheet: U.S. Response to Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn of Africa http://foodaid.org/2011/09/09/fact-sheet-u-s-response-to-humanitarian-crisis-in-the-horn-of-africa/ http://foodaid.org/2011/09/09/fact-sheet-u-s-response-to-humanitarian-crisis-in-the-horn-of-africa/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:13:32 +0000 Ellen Levinson http://foodaid.org/?p=730 U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson
September 8, 2011

More than 12.7 million people—primarily in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia—are in need of emergency assistance in the Horn of Africa. The United States is deeply concerned by the humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa, the famine that is occurring in parts of…

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 Aug. 19, 2011

An already difficult situation has become a desperate one in the Horn of Africa where aid agencies like Salesian Missions were already hard at work helping the poor—long before the latest drought and famine that have brought the world’s attention to the region…

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